SOCIETY
Two dead, three hurt in separate accidents
Two dead, three hurt in separate accidents
JHAPA, Aug 17: Two people were killed and other three injured in separate accidents that took place in Jhapa and Sunsari in the past 24 hours.
Aug 17, 2016
SOCIETY
Four killed as buses collide in Chitwan
Four killed as buses collide in Chitwan
CHITWAN, Aug 17: Four passengers were killed and 29 other were injured in a head-on collision between two passenger buses at Fisling on the Prithivi highway on Tuesday evening.
Aug 17, 2016
ECONOMY
PM urged to crack the whip over development projects
PM urged to crack the whip over development projects
KATHMANDU, Aug 17: Apart from improving the current governance system and restructuring the administration, the political leadership must regularly prod the bureaucracy to expedite development projects, according to experts.
Aug 17, 2016
SOCIETY
Biogas: Nepal’s ultimate way out
Biogas: Nepal’s ultimate way out
Biogas will make Nepal self-sufficient and self-reliant. The need for importing everything from electricity to petroleum will gradually decrease. Pollution will be controlled and the industrial sector will flourish.
Aug 17, 2016
SPORTS
ANFA presidential election on October 24
ANFA presidential election on October 24
KATHMANDU, Aug 17: All Nepal Football Association (ANFA) has decided to hold election of its president and a vice president on October 24 in the capital.
Aug 17, 2016
POLITICS
DOI issued 163,518 visas in the FY 2015/016
DOI issued 163,518 visas in the FY 2015/016
KATHMANDU, Aug 17: The Department of Immigration on Tuesday stated that it issued 163,518 visas in the FY 2015/016. Majority of those were tourist visas, a few were business visas and others were non-tourist visas.
Aug 17, 2016
POLITICS
NSU to hold election after nine years
NSU to hold election after nine years
KATHMANDU, Aug 17: Ten days after the inauguration of the general convention and a gap of nine years, Nepali Congress' student wing -- Nepal Student Union (NSU) -- is set to hold election to choose a new leadership on Wednesday.
Aug 17, 2016
POLITICS, Republica Watch
PM for increasing reconstruction grant to Rs 300,000
PM for increasing reconstruction grant to Rs 300,000
KATHMANDU, Aug 17: Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal has started discussions with the Ministry of Finance (MoF) to increase the house reconstruction grant to be provided to the earthquake victims to Rs 300,000 from Rs 200,000 each.
Aug 17, 2016
SOCIETY
Crucial India-funded projects in limbo
Crucial India-funded projects in limbo
RAJBIRAJ, Aug 17: A number of infrastructure projects funded by India have remained in limbo for years in Saptari district. Some of them have not completed even in after a decade though expected to complete in three years.
Aug 17, 2016
SOCIETY
Govt to distribute 117,000 biometric IDs in next 18 months
Govt to distribute 117,000 biometric IDs in next 18 months
KATHMANDU, Aug 17: The government has geared up its effort to distribute biometric national identity (NID) cards to as many as 117,000 citizens within the next 18 months.
Aug 17, 2016